Am kommenden Mittwoch, den 18. März 2009, ist es wieder so weit: Die Webcast-Reihe "Security Wednesday" geht in die zweite Runde. Das aktuelle Thema: "Risiken durch IT-Partner - Monitoring der internen Gefahren". …mehr
Das Toolkit "BOARD" erhält eine neue, 64-Bit-fähige Produktarchitektur mit zahlreichen Optionen zum Aufbau und zur grafisch ansprechenden Gestaltung von Anwendungen für Business Intelligence. …mehr
Das Navigationssystem TomTom Go 740 Live ist für Vielfahrer gedacht. Diese profitieren insbesondere von Live-Services, die routenbezogene Informationen in Echtzeit abbilden. Dazu gehören unter anderem Infos zur Straßenlage genauso wie Wetterberichte. Ob das auch im Test funktioniert hat sehen sie hier. …mehr
Wer sein Rechenzentrum auf mehr Effizienz trimmen und die Stromkosten senken will, muss sein Green-IT-Konzept ganzheitlich anlegen. Welche Komponenten und Aspekte dabei zu berücksichtigen sind, beschreibt die CW-Schwesterpublikation TecChannel. …mehr
Die Fachhochschule Fresenius aus Köln hat in einer Umfrage zusammengetragen, welche Anforderungen Industriebetriebe mit Einzel-, Auftrags- und Variantenfertigung an eine ERP-Software stellen. …mehr
Der taiwanische Hardwarekonzern Asustek will dieses Jahr deutlich weniger Modelle seiner Eee-PCs auf den Markt bringen als noch 2008. …mehr
Mitte Februar hat o2 Germany den neuen Surfstick Speed angekündigt, ab heute ist das schnelle USB-Modem für das HSDPA/HSUPA-Netz beim Netzbetreiber erhältlich. …mehr
Die Insolvenz kann für ein angeschlagenes Unternehmen in Zeiten der Krise ein probates Mittel zur Sanierung sein, wenn das Rettungskonzept stimmt. …mehr
Mit dem Multimedia-Smartphone 5800 XpressMusic hat der Handy-Riese Nokia seine erste Touchscreen-Anwort auf das Apple iPhone präsentiert. Ein Test zeigt, was den Nutzer erwartet. …mehr
Im Zuge der Ermittlungen zur Telekom-Spitzelaffäre sind in einer Razzia Wohnungen der ehemaligen T-Manager Klaus Zumwinkel und Kai-Uwe Ricke durchsucht worden. …mehr
Dell setzt beim Studio XPS 16 auf hochwertiges Design mit Akzenten aus echtem Leder und eloxiertem Aluminium. Damit rückt es in die Nähe von Design-Boliden wie dem Macbook Pro. Ein edles Äußeres ist aber nicht die einzige Gemeinsamkeit, die beide Notebooks aufweisen. …mehr
Die unlängs entdeckte dritte Variante des Conficker-Virus' soll am 1. April ihre Arbeit aufnehmen, sagt CA. Was dann passiert, weiß noch niemand. …mehr
Der Käsespezialist will damit Systeme von SoftM und GUS ablösen. …mehr
Die Patentklage Microsofts gegen den Navi-Anbieter TomTom führe nach Einschätzung des Linux-Verbands „musterhaft die Absurdität von Softwarepatenten vor Augen“. …mehr
Als Tim Berners-Lee vor 20 Jahren mit seinem Thesenpapier die Grundlagen für das Web schuf, konnte er nicht ahnen, dass sein Entwurf später mit der Erfindung des Buchdrucks verglichen werden sollte. …mehr
Das Vista-Gadget Power Status informiert über alle Akku-relevanten Grundfunktionen. …mehr
Expedia hat die Hotelreservierungsplattform Venere übernommen. User generated Content gewinnt in Tourismussektor immer mehr an Bedeutung. …mehr
Reporter ohne Grenzen hat die "Feinde des Internets" beim Namen genannt: Länder, in denen Blogger und Journalisten wegen der freien Meinungsäußerung in Haft sitzen. …mehr
Das soziale Netzwerk als Sender: Nutzer der Online-Community MySpace Music hören 172 Millionen Minuten Musik täglich. …mehr
Augmented Reality, die vom Computer angereicherte Realität, klappt auch unter Wasser: Taucher können sich bald auf die Suche nach dem virtuellen Atlantis begeben. …mehr
Der deutsche Buchhandel will dem zunehmenden Problem der Online-Piraterie mit einer Angebotsoffensive im Internet und einer konsequenten rechtlichen Verfolgung der illegalen Nutzung elektronischer Bücher entgegentreten. …mehr
Im Rahmen der Technologie-Show "Click" des britischen Nachrichtensenders "BBC" wurden annähernd 22.000 Computer gekapert und zum Teil eines Botnetzes gemacht. …mehr
Der spanische Telefonkonzern Telefonica hat einem Pressebericht zufolge nicht nur Interesse an der Hamburger Hansenet/Alice, sondern auch am Internetdienstleister United Internet. …mehr
Apple hält am 17. März eine Pressekonferenz in seinem Hauptsitz im kalifornischen Cupertino ab, um einen Einblick in sein neues Handybetriebssystem iPhone OS 3.0 zu geben. …mehr
Noch eine pessimistische Prognose für den Handy-Markt in diesem Jahr: Die Marktforscher von IDC rechnen damit, dass weltweit 8,3 Prozent Mobiltelefone weniger verkauft werden. …mehr
Dem insolventen Speicherchiphersteller Qimonda in Dresden läuft die Zeit davon. Sachsens Wirtschaftsminister sprach von einem Strohhalm, an den sich die Mitarbeiter klammern. …mehr
Google hat seine Bildersuche für das iPhone und die Handys mit Android-Betriebssystem wie das T-Mobile G1 verbessert. …mehr
Vivek Kundra was one of InfoWorld's last year, after he became chief technology officer for the District of Columbia. Killer quote from the article: "In my private life, I am in real time on my iPhone checking out the status of my stocks and the management team -- so why can't I do that in the D.C. government?" …mehr
Federal law enforcement officials filed bribery charges today against the District of Columbia's acting chief security officer, along with a one-time D.C. government employee who owns an IT outsourcing company that runs offshore operations in India. Both were later arraigned in federal court. …mehr
According to the , an animator for LEGO game developer Traveller's Tales had briefly listed a few new LEGO projects that the general public hadn't heard about yet. These projects are centered around some of today's hottest properties, including , , and . …mehr
A survey commissioned by technology giant Hewlett-Packard has revealed that the current financial crisis has brought about an increased tendency for IT heads in the Asia Pacific to move away from the mainframe and outsource aspects of their enterprise IT operations. …mehr
New York Times editor Saul Hansell has written a on broadband in America, and how it compares with the rest of the world. It asks, "Why Is Theirs Faster? Why Is Theirs Cheaper? Why Do They Have More Fiber?" I'm sure most people haven't read the whole series, so here's a summary (in convenient bullet format!) of what Hansell found in his reporting. He placed U.S. networks in the "middle of the pack" for broadband speed and availability, and high on price. …mehr
Back in February 2006, over three years ago, I asking--in fact, nearly begging--Apple to make the iPod shuffle's Autofill feature available to all iPods. If you've never owned a shuffle, Autofill is a feature of iTunes that automatically picks an assortment of songs, from either your iTunes Library as a whole or a playlist of your choosing, to fill up the iPod. (Depending on your setting, the tracks are chosen randomly or with preference given to those with higher ratings. You can even set iTunes to pick a completely new set of tracks each time you use the Autofill feature.) …mehr
Microsoft is disputing an attempt to reinstate class-action status to an ongoing lawsuit against its Windows Vista Capable sticker program, a case that threatens to drag on and is reflective of the difficulties Microsoft has encountered by releasing its disappointing Windows Vista OS. …mehr
IBM is working with a Boston hospital to develop a browser-based application that uses mashups to let medical experts in different locations study patient data as if they were sitting side by side, IBM said Thursday. …mehr
Nortel Networks may have no choice but to sell off key parts of its business, industry analysts said after reports that the company is in talks with competitors to do just that. …mehr
In recent years, Internet news has become a smorgasbord of choices, ranging from online versions of traditional print publications to blogs and "citizen journalism" sites. News has never been so diverse -- or so confusing. Who should readers depend upon for international coverage: the New York Times, CNN.com -- or the blogosphere? Which news sites report best on the West -- or Asian countries -- and which suffer from the narrowest coverage? Which break news first? …mehr
Asustek Computer, which pioneered the netbook market with its Eee PC line, plans to further slim down its business units and reduce the variety of netbooks it sells. …mehr
A Microsoft-led group set up three years ago has backed away from its original goal of pushing for comprehensive U.S. privacy legislation. …mehr
It's been a bad week for fans of Norm Coleman, the former Minnesota senator who lost a whisker-thin election to ex-"Saturday Night Live" comic/Air America radio host/Mad Magazine contributor Al Franken. (Technically, Coleman is still fighting a recount battle and may still be fighting it six years from now when the seat comes back up for re-election.) …mehr
U2 frontman Bono described Apple's iPod in 2004 as "the most interesting artistic creation in pop since the electric guitar." The band built heavy ties with Apple, appearing live onstage with Steve Jobs and in Apple TV ads performing the hit single "Vertigo." Apple sold U2 iPods and made the band's entire opus available as a one-click download in the iTunes Store. Steve Jobs, known for not touching people, hugged Bono onstage. …mehr
With the number of mobile users increasing, it is time for a more efficient and secure banking solution, said Malaysian developer SIMER Solutions. …mehr
Apple's new launched on Wednesday, but not everyone is happy about it. The portable music player brought out a surprising backlash from publications that usually gush over anything shiny and new from Cupertino. …mehr
Apple is expected to preview version 3.0 of its iPhone software next week, prompting speculation that a new iPhone may be in the works for summer release. …mehr
Malaysian messaging technology enabler MACROKIOSK has received a 2008 ASEAN Business Award (ABA)--within the SME innovation category--at the recent ASEAN Business & Investment Summit in Bangkok. …mehr
Longtime laptop- and messenger-bag vendor Timbuk2 recently entered the luggage market with a . Although the line includes rolling suitcases, carry-on bags, and totes, it also includes a unique backpack, the Patrol, designed to carry both your laptop and a weekend's worth of clothes. I've been testing the Patrol for the past few weeks, a period that included a round-trip flight across the country. …mehr
After being Thursday, the District of Columbia's top information security official is being held without bail, partly because of uncertainty about whether he still has the ability to access the district's IT systems. …mehr
Running a secure Web site means more than just guarding against cross-site scripting and SQL injection attacks. Flaws in the business processes that underlie Web sites can also present serious security risks, the CTO of a Web security company said Thursday. …mehr
PC World editors Robert Strohmeyer, Tim Moynihan, and Anne McDonald are joined by Macworld's Jason Snell to bring you a special Friday the 13th edition of the PC World Podcast. Today, the cast discusses some of the latest people-searching websites available. How much information can your ex or potential employer ? Since these services offer much more invasive results than a ho-hum Google search, what can you do to protect your privacy? …mehr
is a fun and free way to waste time, and now it's even better with the updated Mars in Google Earth, a 3D mapping tool that lets astronomy buffs and armchair astronauts roam the Red Planet. …mehr
Amazon.com has dropped its price on the HTC-built T-Mobile G1 phone, which features Google's open-source Android software, from the list price of US$400 to . …mehr
When it comes to simplicity, it's hard to beat an app with just one button. Yet, as stripped down as it may appear, Here I Am from deserves a place on your home screen. …mehr
The future does not look very bright for Skype, a day after Google announced it will launch a potential competitor and eBay's CEO said that the online auction company had basically failed in its efforts to integrate the voice-over-IP service. …mehr
Taiwanese smartphone developer High Tech Computer (HTC) plans to launch the HTC Maple in the U.S. next month to coincide with the International CTIA exhibition slated to start on April 1. …mehr
Zylog Systems, ISV and global software solutions and services provider, launched "Mobile Power" and "Business Power" suite of add-ons to extend Microsoft Dynamics' CRM, GP and NAV to Windows Mobile, Blackberry, iPhone and Android mobile devices. …mehr
NVIDIA announced the appointment of Aditya Infotech as the sole master distributor of NVIDIA Tesla technology in India. …mehr
Netgear announced the availability of Prosafe 24-Port 10/100 MBPS L2 Managed Stackable Switch With Static Routes FSM7226RS in India. Security features of the new stack include IEEE 802.1x port-based authentication ensuring that only authorized users can access your network and Access Control List (ACL) provides higher level of security for specific traffic and applications. Secure management of the switches is available through Secure Sockets Layer (SSLv3) for the Web GUI and Secure Shell (SSH) for Command Line Interface sessions. Multiple switches can be securely managed via SNMPv3 with NETGEAR's ProSafe Network Management Software NMS100. These switches have an industry standard command line interface (CLI), which enables customers to cut down their operational expenses. …mehr
ADC Krone announced that it will launch its Next-Gen Fibre Network solutions in a "proof-of-concept" van that will travel to customers' doorsteps. During the month of March, the Next-Gen Fibre van will tour New Delhi and Mumbai, where the company will demonstrate its Next-Gen Fibre Networks portfolio to several service providers and OEMs, offering them an opportunity to review and evaluate products in a real-world situatio. The Next-Gen Fibre van will provide a proof-of-concept display for a variety of fibre solutions that can be deployed in the Central Office (CO) and enable access in Fiber-To-The-X (FTTX) environments. …mehr
HID Global announced the launch of HID on the Desktop, a set of logical access control solutions that can extend the reach of an organization's existing physical access infrastructure. Mirroring the secure and convenient user experience popularized by the company's physical access control platforms, HID on the Desktop reportedly delivers user-friendly convenience and improved risk management for secure access to Windows. …mehr
The Oriental Press Group, one of Hong Kong's largest publishers, has deployed Adobe's video streaming solutions for its online television service, on.cc. …mehr
Amazon asked an online forum to remove links to software that lets people load ebooks they buy from sources other than Amazon onto their Kindles. …mehr
A mother from Ohio says her son's iPod Touch exploded in his pants, caught fire, and left him with serious burns. Now, she's suing Apple for US$225,000 in damages. …mehr